Research Repurposed Drug May Offer Diagnosis, Treatment for Traumatic Nerve Damage By Susanne Pallo Nov. 14, 2016 A new study in EMBO Molecular Medicine shows that a multiple sclerosis drug can accelerate nerve repair and functional recovery after traumatic nerve injury in mice. The drug repaired myelin and ...
Education Clifford Pierre: Leading by Example By URochester Medicine Communications Nov. 9, 2016 Meet Clifford Pierre, a third-year neurosurgery resident and mentor to younger students through UR's Minority Male Leadership Association.
Education David Paul: Facing Challenges Head On By URochester Medicine Communications Oct. 29, 2016 Meet David Paul, an intern here at URMC in the Department of Neurosurgery with a passion for research.
Patient Care Rotondo Chosen as President-Elect of Leading National Trauma Society By Jim Miller Oct. 20, 2016 Michael F. Rotondo, M.D., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery and CEO of the University of Rochester’s Medical Faculty Group, was recently voted president-elect of The American Association for the Surgery ...
Research Wilmot Scientists Exploit Cell Metabolism to Attack Cancer By Leslie Orr Oct. 12, 2016 Cancer cells have their own unique ways of reproducing, involving a shrewd metabolic reprograming that has been observed in virtually all types of cancer but not in normal cells. Now, University of ...
Research Director of National Institutes of Health Visits URMC By Emily Boynton Oct. 10, 2016 Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health met with students and junior researchers, toured labs and discussed exceptional opportunities in biomedical research.
Research New Grants Explore Role of Brain’s “Garbage Truck” in Mini-Strokes and Trauma By Mark Michaud Oct. 4, 2016 More than $4.5 million in new grants to the lab of University of Rochester Medical Center scientist Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., D.M.Sc., underscore the important role the brain’s waste disposal system ...
Research Voices of Patients and Oncologists Must be Heard, Study Says By Leslie Orr Sep. 8, 2016 Specifically training oncologists and their patients to have high-quality discussions improves communication, but troubling gaps still exist between the two groups, according to a new study in JAMA ...
Research Study Could Herald New Treatment for Muscular Dystrophy By Mark Michaud Sep. 7, 2016 New research has shown that the corticosteroid deflazacort is a safe and effective treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The findings, which appear this month in the journal Neurology, could ...
Education Steve Morgan: Called to Science and Service By URochester Medicine Communications Sep. 2, 2016 Meet Steve Morgan, a URMC resident and member of the U.S. Army Reserves responsible for transforming the SMD's Street Outreach program into a broad-reaching mobile unit.
